Manufacturer
2 recalls in our database name Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Company Inc., of Mebane, N.C. as the manufacturing or recalling firm.
Of the 2 recalls from Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Company Inc., of Mebane, N.C. we have scored against our rubric, 1 (50%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.
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Severity scores below are computed from the agency’s classification and the recall text, never from manufacturer behaviour or history. Many manufacturers issue routine corrective actions (software updates, labelling corrections) that are correctly scored low — having recalls on this list isn’t inherently a quality signal.
Kidde is recalling about 226,000 TruSense smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms because they may fail to alert consumers to a fire.
Kidde is recalling fire extinguishers with plastic handles and Pindicator models because they may fail to discharge or have nozzles detach. One death and 16 injuries have been reported.